Impact of Urban Sprawl on Water Quality in Eastern Massachusetts,USA

A study of water quality, land use, and population variations over the past three decades was conducted in eastern Massachusetts to examine the impact of urban sprawl on water quality using geographic information system and statistical analyses. Since 1970, eastern Massachusetts has experienced pronounced urban sprawl, which has a substantial impact on water quality. High spatial correlations are found between water quality indicators (especially specific conductance, dissolved ions, including Ca, Mg, Na, and Cl, and dissolved solid) and urban sprawl indicators. Urbanized watersheds with high population density, high percentage of developed land use, and low per capita developed land use tended to have high concentrations of water pollutants. The impact of urban sprawl also shows clear spatial difference between suburban areas and central cities: The central cities experienced lower increases over time in specific conductance concentration, compared to suburban and rural areas. The impact of urban sprawl on water quality is attributed to the combined effects of population and land-use change. Per capita developed land use is a very important indicator for studying the impact of urban sprawl and improving land use and watershed management, because inclusion of this indicator can better explain the temporal and spatial variations of more water quality parameters than using individual land use or/and population density.     

Defining agents' behaviors to simulate complex residential development using multicriteria evaluation

Cellular automata (CA) have been increasingly used to simulate complex geographical phenomena. These models may have limitations on reflecting individuals' behaviors which should be considered in urban simulation. Agent-based modeling can solve some of the problems in addressing individuals' influences in urban systems. However, there is a general lack of methodology on how to define agents' properties. This paper uses multicriteria evaluation techniques to determine some of the parameters for the agent-based model. Empirical data from GIS are used to define agent's properties. Sensitivity analysis is also carried out to assess the influences of parameters on simulation outcomes. This model has been applied to the simulation of the residential development in a fast growing city, Guangzhou, in south China.     

铜陵铜官山矿区土壤重金属污染状况研究

通过野外调查和室内分析,研究了铜陵铜官山铜矿区土壤重金属含量,并采用单因子指数法和内梅罗指数法对铜官山土壤污染程度进行评价.研究结果表明,研究区土壤Cu、Zn、As、Hg平均含量高于当地的土壤背景值,土壤已受Cu、Zn、As重污染,受Hg轻污染.不同样点土壤重金属含量存在较大差异,其中处于选矿厂附近的9到16号样点土壤重金属污染情况较其它样点相对较重,15和16号样点的重金属单项污染指数和综合污染指数都很高,污染状况在所有样点中最为严重.     

莱州湾海域水质石油类的分布特征

根据2011年5月~2013年11月莱州湾海域表层海水中石油类污染状况进行的现场调查，研究分析了莱州湾表层海水中石油类的平面分布和季节变化特征。结果表明，2011~2013年，莱州湾表层海水中石油类的浓度变化范围分别为0.009~0.101mg/L、0.00875~0.0879mg/L和0.0118~0.0687mg/L，石油类含量总体年际变化不大，但2011年与2012年、2013年呈现不同的季节变化，2011年夏季（8月）高于春季（5月），而2012年~2013年表现为春季>夏季>秋季（5月 >8月 >10月 >11月）。从石油类的平面分布来看，基本呈现近岸高、湾中部及湾口低的特点，高值区主要集中在小清河口和黄河口等河口附近海域。     

四川省生活污水产污系数研究

产污系数是污染源源强核算、污染物控制和环境保护管理的重要指标，现有的生活污水产污系数不能反映各地区差异，难以满足四川省环境保护工作的需要。本文在对四川省典型城镇生活污水调查和监测的基础上，对各级城镇生活污水产污系数进行了研究，建立了适合四川省生活污水产污系数的测算模式，为四川省生活污水排放量统计提供参考。     

Economic Development and Conservation of Biological and Cultural Diversity in Yunnan Province, China

Chinese and American scientists are co-operating to develop concepts, strategies, agreements, and proposals in support of an economic development and sustainable ecosystems project in Yunnan Province, People's Republic of China. Yunnan's Provincial Government has initiated a major programme to develop and further utilise its biological resources to help improve economic conditions for its citizens. They are co-operating with the US Geological Survey (USGS) on evaluation and management of biological resources so economic development will be compatible with sustainable ecological systems. Scientists from the USGS and co-operating universities will provide expertise on synthesising biological data, conducting a Gap Analysis for the Province, evaluating innovative economic opportunities, and designing an effective education, training, and outreach programme.     

激光质谱法对机动车尾气中污染物的测量

本文详细介绍了一种全新的污染物测试方法———激光质谱法的原理和特点。我们应用这一方法对机动车尾气进行了初步探测 ,得到了 2 6 6nm激光作用下汽车尾气的激光电离质谱图 ,并对摩托车发动机运行状态与苯系列污染物排放量之间的关系进行了初步的在线测量     

近30年来黄河水质变化趋势及原因分析

根据我国水利部水文年鉴黄河监测站及全球水质监测计划中国济南站的水化学资料，对黄河流域４４个主要水文站自六十年代以来河水水质进行了分析研究。结果发现黄河流域河水各主要离子及离子总量有缓慢增长趋势。